Overall Oxbridge
#1,144
3 ranked schools · -230 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,983
Applications
25
Offers
5
Offer rate20.0%
-2.4 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%
Schools in Blandford Forum
A compact Georgian market town of around ten thousand on the River Stour, Blandford Forum in north Dorset was largely rebuilt to a unified design following a devastating fire in 1731, the work of local architects John and William Bastard.
Bryanston and Durweston, lying immediately north and west, draw families competing for primary catchments. Milton Abbas, a preserved planned village set among rolling downland, is among the most sought-after pockets for school catchments in the wider district. Spetisbury and Shillingstone line the valley beyond. Road links run south to Poole and Bournemouth for rail connections, and north-east to Salisbury.
11
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2
Secondary
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2
All-through
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2
Special
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1
Other
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of which5sixth forms·10faith18 total
Area Performance
Blandford Forum schools rank in the top 47% of England
Across 18 primary, secondary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 7.22/10, -0.25 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
13% Elite
Distribution across all Blandford Forum schools
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Blandford Forum vs England distribution
National Rank
Top 47%
Across all ranked Blandford Forum schools
Top 55%Primaryavg #8,244 of 14,978
Top 33%Secondaryavg #1,262 of 3,861
Top 43%Sixth formavg #1,108 of 2,554
Primary schools: 9 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
6.8/10
-0.51 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#8,244
-5 pts vs medianmedian 7,489
top 55% of 14,978
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
61%
-1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
7%
-1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Average FMS Inspection Score
6.8/10
-0.51 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#8,244
-5 pts vs medianmedian 7,489
top 55% of 14,978
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
61%
-1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
7%
-1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Secondary schools: 4 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.6/10
+0.20 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#1,262
+17 pts vs medianmedian 1,931
top 33% of 3,861
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
26.7
-12.4 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.6/10
+0.20 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#1,262
+17 pts vs medianmedian 1,931
top 33% of 3,861
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
26.7
-12.4 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Sixth form schools: 5 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.6/10
-0.14 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#1,108
+7 pts vs medianmedian 1,277
top 43% of 2,554
% A*-A at A-Level
24%
-1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
49%
-2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.6/10
-0.14 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#1,108
+7 pts vs medianmedian 1,277
top 43% of 2,554
% A*-A at A-Level
24%
-1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
49%
-2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Oxford
#269
2 ranked schools · -16 places vs Eng avg #253 of 1,197
Applications
16
Offers
3
Offer rate18.8%
+3.7 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 15.1%
Cambridge
#1,343
2 ranked schools · -570 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,880
Applications
9
Offers
2
Offer rate22.2%
-7.2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 29.4%
Top 3 Primary Schools
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Blandford Forum
Top 3 Secondary Schools
2026
Blandford Forum
Top 3 Sixth Forms
2026
Blandford Forum
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